Insomniac now Multiplatform devs confirmed

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#101 PSdual_wielder
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Their games needs to reach out to more people, so I guess this is a great move. imo Insomniac is one of the best and underappreciated developers out there.

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#102 Richymisiak
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maybe a new platformer ip? this get needs moar platformers
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#103 Giancar
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Now a proper new dungeon/adventure ip! :x
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#104 ycole11
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It was only a matter of time I guess, and I'm not surprised they partnered up with EA. Even though Sony said that their relationship would continue to flourish, there probably wont be any more exclusives from insomniac bar Resistance 3.
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#105 mgsbethatgame
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[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="darthogre"]I guess you didn't read this: "Our relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment is still very strong, and continues as we develop additional projects exclusively for PlayStation 3 - projects that will take full advantage of our additional development time."darthogre
"additional development time" Sure, because we all know that excess time is a norm in game development.

It seems this is something they have specifically are doing for all their titles now: "One thing that has become apparent to us though is that in order to live up to our own high standards of quality, we want to give ourselves more development time to iterate and polish our games. All future Insomniac titles will benefit from longer development cycles, which will directly benefit you, our fans"

well this explains why resistance two sucked lol
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#106 Antikyth3ra
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[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]Not really, it's the same mentality that causes Cows to say Bungie is overrated, Halo is a piece of trash etc. I'll let you decide what characteristic this exhibits, but it's pretty clear to me.Jandurin
O_O Surely you aren't suggesting that I dislike Insomniac because they're becoming multiplatform? I just think Ratchet and Clank is trash and Spyro is boring. FPS' are crap, except for mindless co-op fun.

Spyro isn't owned by Insomniac.
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#107 mgsbethatgame
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So now cows dont care about insomniac :?

tupapi006
its not the fact that they dont care its just ratchet and clank is done and resistance is pretty much not a relevant title anymore. liked the first but the second suffered lets say a identity crisis. there good developers but i say maybe them going 3rd party was for the best
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#108 Floppy_Jim
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This must be from their newish team while the Ratchet/Resistance teams continue their Sony-only stuff. Cool beans. I knew this was coming sooner or later, thought E3 would be the place to spill the aforementioned beans though.
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#109 johnnyblazed88
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haha playstation fans acting like they dont like the games they make now

resistance does suck but i know they can make some good stuff

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#110 Heil68
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Money talks and I'm guessing this is a trend we'll see more and more.
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#111 dark-warmachine
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Here's hoping for a new IP, cuzlike the Halo series, theResistance series do not appeal to me at all, but R&C is stillgreat they should keepthat up.

Anyway, I kind of wish Insomniac had created theircurrent ip with R&C in mind in all its galore not just the weapons. (Gadget and platforming aspects, etc.)

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#112 Fightingfan
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So now cows dont care about insomniac :?

tupapi006
I know WTF guys? I love Rachet and clank shame sony didn't buy them... but..
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#113 Floppy_Jim
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[QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"] haha playstation fans acting like they dont like the games they make now

Not really. Read the thread.
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#114 Nintendo_Ownes7
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Here's hoping for a new IP, cuzlike the Halo series, theResistance series do not appeal to me at all, but R&C is stillgreat they should keepthat up.

Anyway, I kind of wish Insomniac had created theircurrent ip with R&C in mind in all its galore not just the weapons. (Gadget and platforming aspects, etc.)

dark-warmachine

It is a new IP Sony owns all of Insomniacs IPs that were created after they left Vivendi Universal.

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#115 Richymisiak
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[QUOTE="tupapi006"]

So now cows dont care about insomniac :?

Fightingfan
I know WTF guys? I love Rachet and clank shame sony didn't buy them... but..

wait I'm a bit behind, what's happened to R&C?
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#116 tmntPunchout
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Good for people who only own a 360. i want a game like captain quasar.

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#117 Nike_Air
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This must be from their newish team while the Ratchet/Resistance teams continue their Sony-only stuff. Cool beans. I knew this was coming sooner or later, thought E3 would be the place to spill the aforementioned beans though.Floppy_Jim
Their new IP will be done at Burbank (old studio).

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#118 Fightingfan
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[QUOTE="Richymisiak"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="tupapi006"]

So now cows dont care about insomniac :?

I know WTF guys? I love Rachet and clank shame sony didn't buy them... but..

wait I'm a bit behind, what's happened to R&C?

ops lol I was responding to two threads on the same topic. What I ment was... WTF guys you hate insomiac? I love R and C, To bad sony didn't buy Insomiac I mean they bought Media Molecule real fast.
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#119 Floppy_Jim
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[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]This must be from their newish team while the Ratchet/Resistance teams continue their Sony-only stuff. Cool beans. I knew this was coming sooner or later, thought E3 would be the place to spill the aforementioned beans though.Nike_Air

Their new IP will be done at Burbank (old studio).

Ah :o We still don't know what the new studio are cooking up then, hopefully something new. I'd take 2 new Insomniac IPs in lieu of yet another Ratchet.
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#120 Richymisiak
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[QUOTE="Richymisiak"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"] I know WTF guys? I love Rachet and clank shame sony didn't buy them... but..Fightingfan
wait I'm a bit behind, what's happened to R&C?

ops lol I was responding to two threads on the same topic. What I ment was... WTF guys you hate insomiac? I love R and C, To bad sony didn't buy Insomiac I mean they bought Media Molecule real fast.

ah, i thought something had happened to the R&C ip
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#121 opex07
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Yeah their "middle of the road" games with ~90 Metacritic averages. :roll:

Hahadouken

Insomniac games:

Resistance:Fall of Man 86

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 89

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty:76

Resistance 2 :87

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time:87

To my knowledge none of their games this gen have been a 90 at MC.

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#122 Fightingfan
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[QUOTE="opex07"]

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]Yeah their "middle of the road" games with ~90 Metacritic averages. :roll:

Insomniac games:

Resistance:Fall of Man 86

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 89

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty:76

Resistance 2 :87

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time:87

To my knowledge none of their games this gen have been a 90 at MC.

How the hell is tools better then crack in time? Crack improved everything in tools.
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#123 Parasomniac
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They have to prove they can do anything without Sony holding their hand. They're most likely making some FPS if it's coming to 360.
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#124 dark-warmachine
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[QUOTE="opex07"]

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]Yeah their "middle of the road" games with ~90 Metacritic averages. :roll:

Fightingfan

Insomniac games:

Resistance:Fall of Man 86

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 89

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty:76

Resistance 2 :87

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time:87

To my knowledge none of their games this gen have been a 90 at MC.

How the hell is tools better then crack in time? Crack improved everything in tools.

The same reason Devil May Cry 1 scored better than Devil May Cry 3. Who knows?

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#125 Richymisiak
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[QUOTE="opex07"]

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]Yeah their "middle of the road" games with ~90 Metacritic averages. :roll:

Fightingfan

Insomniac games:

Resistance:Fall of Man 86

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 89

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty:76

Resistance 2 :87

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time:87

To my knowledge none of their games this gen have been a 90 at MC.

How the hell is tools better then crack in time? Crack improved everything in tools.

to quote yahtzee 'its like my right hand on a saturday night' you can finish the quote yourself

and yes it is very odd

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#126 brickdoctor
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That's actually pretty good news. I always loved their games but it was a shame that they couldn't sell more as they deserved killer sales.

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#127 Loco_Live
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I was never that much of a fan of Ratchet and Clank myself, but Sony should have bought Insomniac.

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#128 gammon56
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Sweet I loved the ratchet and clank games when I had a ps2 last gen.

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#129 spence1988
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Ratchet and Clank and Resistance stay with Sony Also, this is only for one IP in the same vein as the Bungie/Activision deal Insomniac are still able to make their former IPs for Sony in the same vein that Rockstar is making Agent for PS3.
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#130 lazerface216
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[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]Yeah their "middle of the road" games with ~90 Metacritic averages. :roll:

opex07

Insomniac games:

Resistance:Fall of Man 86

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 89

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty:76

Resistance 2 :87

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time:87

To my knowledge none of their games this gen have been a 90 at MC.

to be fair, that one weak score on your list (76) is not a full game, it's an add-on.

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#131 gago-gago
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Good news for Insomniac business wise. I hope they come up with new IPs though.

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#132 Malta_1980
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Surely Great news for non PS3 owners... The R&C series was fun as is Resistance.. so surely Insomniac will release hopefully a new IP which will be fun and more gamers will be able to enjoy it..

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#133 2beers_in_hand
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So now cows dont care about insomniac :?

tupapi006

No from the sounds of most of the people's post the lemmings are trying to act like the cool kids and pretend they don't care. Why would the cows be freaking out when this is just a one game deal. And that Ted said that they will continue to support and show love to Sony who they have a great working partnership.

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#134 FIipMode
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Glad they went to EA, better than Activision.
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#135 themyth01
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Funny how so many people didn't like Insomniac but only show it now. Never heard bad things about this dev before.
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#136 godzillavskong
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Good news for 360 only customers, but it's kinda sad to see exclusives, and exclusive franchises becoming less and less. I purchase each particular console for their prize first party titles, and this seems to almost lean towards the future of a one console universe. Hopefully not.

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#137 Ravensmash
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http://www.gamesthirst.com/2010/05/25/major-nelson-to-personally-deliver-xbox-360-dev-kit-to-insomniac/ ...Well, Major Nelson sure is happy :P
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#138 YuriSH
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I can't wait to see what game EA and publishing, also I hope the game Sony is publishing from Isomniac isn't Resistance 3.

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#139 Lable1985
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[QUOTE="benbeckman"]doh, you beat me i like insomniac even though bungie are better

since when did bungie have talent?
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#140 Sandvichman
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[QUOTE="Lable1985"][QUOTE="benbeckman"]doh, you beat me i like insomniac even though bungie are better

since when did bungie have talent?

I don't know. as them considering almost every single game they have ever made has been AAA.
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#141 Ravensmash
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[QUOTE="Lable1985"][QUOTE="benbeckman"]doh, you beat me i like insomniac even though bungie are better

since when did bungie have talent?

They clearly do, whether you like the games or not. They're a solid AAA developer !!!
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#142 FIipMode
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Funny how so many people didn't like Insomniac but only show it now. Never heard bad things about this dev before. themyth01
You must not be here a lot, Insomniac has gotten hate here before.
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#143 ActicEdge
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I don't see the big deal. 360 owners get to experience some Insomniac flavour and PS3 fans still get some Insomniac exclusives. Not a bad deal to me.

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#144 dercoo
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I like how Insomniac announced this. The public announced a multiplatform deal with EA. They didn't wait till an E3 attack announcement by Microsoft.

We learned 2 great things 2.

1. Still making PS3 exclusives published by Sony.

2. Longer development times (what they need). This was my biggest complaint about R2 (still loved it) is that it felt unpolished. Like the game needed 6 more months of polishing.

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#145 dark-warmachine
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Good news for 360 only customers, but it's kinda sad to see exclusives, and exclusive franchises becoming less and less. I purchase each particular console for their prize first party titles, and this seems to almost lean towards the future of a one console universe. Hopefully not.

godzillavskong

I don't get it what's wrong with having a universal console?I understand that in theory it would be overpriced but in practice I don't think it would be too much of a concern. Do people really believe it's going to be that much more overpriced?If that's the case, some people really underestimate consumer's buying power and their previous knowlege of prices. On top of that, competition will still existed amongst hardware manufacturerspc and console (considering console gamingis becoming more and more like PC gaming) and game devs.

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#146 Ross_the_Boss6
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Cool. I've always liked the Ratchet and Clank series so I hope they make a new IP like that. I hated the Resistance games.

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#147 2beers_in_hand
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I don't see the big deal. 360 owners get to experience some Insomniac flavour and PS3 fans still get some Insomniac exclusives. Not a bad deal to me.

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That's how I see it too...
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#148 dercoo
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[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]

Good news for 360 only customers, but it's kinda sad to see exclusives, and exclusive franchises becoming less and less. I purchase each particular console for their prize first party titles, and this seems to almost lean towards the future of a one console universe. Hopefully not.

dark-warmachine

I don't get it what's wrong with having a universal console?I understand that in theory it would be overpriced but in practice I don't think it would be too much of a concern. Do people really believe it's going to be that much more overpriced?If that's the case, some people really underestimate consumer's buying power and their previous knowlege of prices. On top of that, competition will still existed amongst hardware manufacturerspc and console (considering console gamingis becoming more and more like PC gaming) and game devs.

1 console would lead to a monopoly. This would mean higher prices and less competition. Basic rules of business.

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#149 Anjunaddict
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Eh, as long as its nothing like Resistance, ill be looking forward to it. Would have been cool if EA had've won the Bungie deal too, but no Activision had to ruin it.
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#150 bobcheeseball
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Sweet :) Nice to have R&C on the 360... so does this mean the Cows will have to take Resistance 3 off of their exclusive list? :P